Did you know that you can download videos directly from YouTube without installing extra, YouTube-specific software? In fact, all you need to pull this off, is your browser. That's all. We're going to be taking advantage of a little known thing called browser "bookmarklets". A bookmarklet is similar to a bookmark. Let me show you [...] Read more »
I first got the idea for this useful WordPress code snippet whilst browsing video gaming blog Destructoid. Basically, I wanted to extract the latest comment from each post and display a short excerpt of it on the blog homepage (index.php). I've included a screenshot below to give you an idea of the final result: [ [...] Read more »
Just a quick and dirty code snippet which basically allows you to display the total number of posts which have been published on your blog: <?php $numpost = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = 'publish'"); echo $numpost; ?> There's nothing pretty about it - it'll need some spicing up but I'm sure you'll be [...] Read more »
I'm certainly not a big fan of change, but there comes a time when you might grow tired of your current internet browser, Internet Explorer, and perhaps you might want to consider what else is available. There are an absolute ton of internet browsers available now and, while each and every one fundamentally achieves the [...] Read more »
Just to be different for a change, I've decided to write up a quick news post concerning some of the more interesting programs I currently have installed on my Windows Vista notebook and recommend my favorites onto you, the readers of Novice2Expert.com. However, I must first point out that while some of you may not [...] Read more »
Earlier today I managed to stumble across a rather interested Internet Explorer 7 add-on which boasts of alot of very interesting new features to enhance your online browsing experience. The add-on in question, which goes by the handle, "IE7Pro", claims to seamlessly integrate with your Internet Explorer 7 browser and new functionality such as: Tabbed [...] Read more »
This latest blog posts focuses on the incredibly helpful 'Firefox Companion for eBay' add-on for the Firefox 2.x series. This useful little plugin that was officially developed by the folks at eBay has been known to make many an eBay shopper's, or buyer's, life much, much easier. So if you're an avid eBay trader and [...] Read more »
One of the more interesting things about Firefox is just the sheer number of fascinating Easter eggs there are scattered throughout the world's best internet browser (that's just my opinion, though). Until recently I had no idea that Firefox was capable of working out simple maths equations straight out of the box with it's built-in [...] Read more »
Dr.Web is fantastic little anti-virus and and anti-spyware package for Windows XP and Linux which boasts of several unique features that you won't find available in competing anti-virus products. Eugene Kuzin, author of the Dr.Web anti-virus link checker, was kind enough to create a very helpful little add-on for Firefox which allows for you to [...] Read more »
Now I don't know about you but when I first integrated the Google AdSense code into my Fable website, I found that for the first few weeks I couldn't help but constantly keep revisiting the Google AdSense Reports page and keep checking to see how much the total earnings had gone up by. Sadly, it [...] Read more »
As I'm sure many of you are aware, Digg.com is among the most popular websites on the internet and boasts the potential to drive an enormous amount of traffic to websites. Digg publishes news articles and stories on its front page that receive the highest amount of votes -- or "diggs" as they're known. The [...] Read more »
Personally, I love displaying useful information about my websites and having them in close proximity so I can keep a watchful eye on them. One of the more useful tools available is the Alexa Sparky add-on for Firefox which is an official extension that was created by the good folks sat Alexa and allows you [...] Read more »
If you decide that the whole tabs system in Firefox isn't for you, for whatever reason, then you'll be pleased to learn that there is an add-on available which will completely eliminate every single trace of tabs and the ability to create new new tabs. The add-on is called Tab Killer and here is a [...] Read more »
You may notice that whenever you opt to open up a new tab in Firefox -- whether it be by using the CTRL + T shortcut on your keyboard or by manually going to File > New Tab -- you will always be presented with a very dull, very unappealing plain white screen which does [...] Read more »
Windows Security Center is a fantastic little computer program which, when configured properly, can help make ensure that your Windows Vista remains safe and unspoiled by viscous forms of viruses, spyware, trojan horses, malware and hacking attempts. Windows Security Center allows you to check your computer's security status and enable some very help PC safety [...] Read more »